Let’s compare:
- Kiryas Joel (NY) (ultra-Orthodox @HQSatmar Hasidic community)
- Modesto (CA) — where @tyleraloevera is from.

Which community benefits the USA more, net-net? (🧵)

Full disclosure: I am Jewish, partly Hasidic in origin, and biased toward Satmar.

2/ I am also a sociologist and not Orthodox Jewish anymore.

So now that you know my bias, let’s review this topic objectively.

3/ Family—KJ Wins

- Kiryas Joel: Near-universal early marriage. Divorce rates near 0. Large, close-knit families.

- Modesto: ~5-6 marriages per 1,000 residents, near lowest nationally. Promiscuous. 1/3 of children in single parent families.

Cancel your ESL accounts: The grantors funding the Somali Nonprofit housing network is largely sourced through ESL, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, and Action for a Better Community, which make ongoing payments to cover mortgages and salaries.

One of the grantors is named after the occult.

A better reference.

Laundromat/Dry Cleaner SEO Checklist for BeginnersThis checklist is designed for business owners new to SEO (Search Engine Optimization). SEO helps your website and Google Business Profile show up higher in search results when people look for services like yours. We'll explain each section simply, and each item includes a short note on why it matters and how to do it. Start with the basics and work your way down. Tools like Google Search Console (free) can help you track progress. Google Business Profile OptimizationYour Google Business Profile (GBP) is the free listing that appears in Google Maps and local searches. It's like your online storefront—keep it accurate and complete to attract more customers.

Choose the best main category (dry cleaner or laundromat) based on what makes you the most money Why? Google uses this to match your business to searches. If laundromat services bring in more revenue, switch to that for better visibility. Check and update in your GBP dashboard.
Make sure there's only one Better Business Bureau (BBB) profile (delete extras) Why? Duplicates confuse Google and customers. Search for your business on BBB.org and contact them to merge or remove old ones.
Double-check that your name, address, phone, and website match everywhere online Why? Inconsistent info hurts your rankings. Use tools like Moz Local (free scan) to check listings on other sites.
List all your services in your GBP Why? This helps Google show your profile for specific searches like "wash and fold near me." Add them in the "Services" section of your GBP.

Write a full description using up to 750 characters Why? A detailed description with keywords (like your services and location) improves search relevance. Include what makes your business unique, like "eco-friendly dry cleaning."
Add your service areas if you do pickups or deliveries Why? This tells Google you serve nearby areas, expanding your reach. Enter cities or zip codes in GBP settings.
Website Technical SEOTechnical SEO fixes the "behind-the-scenes" stuff on your site so Google can understand and rank it better. If you're using WordPress, plugins like Yoast can help, but don't rely on defaults—customize them.
Add meta descriptions to every page (at least 160 characters) Why? These are the snippets shown in search results. They encourage clicks. Use Yoast or similar to add them, including keywords like "affordable laundromat in [city]."

Verify all important pages are indexed by Google Why? Indexed means Google knows about them. Use "site:yourwebsite.com" in Google search to check. Submit your sitemap in Google Search Console if pages are missing.
Remove useless pages from Google's index (like plain review pages) Why? Low-quality pages can drag down your site. Use robots.txt or noindex tags in Yoast to hide them.
Add better schema markup (beyond basic plugins) Why? Schema is code that explains your business to Google (e.g., hours, services). Use free tools like Google's Structured Data Markup Helper.
Include contact info and service areas in schema Why? Helps Google show your business in local searches. Add to your homepage code.

Add Google Knowledge Graph IDs (property values) to schema Why? Connects your business to Google's database for better understanding. Search for your business in Google to find IDs.
List your services in schema markup Why? Makes services like "dry cleaning" easier for Google to recognize. Include prices if possible.
Use local business schema on location pages Why? Boosts local rankings. Apply to pages about your physical store.

Fix any missing HTML tags (like headings or lists) Why? Proper structure helps Google read your content. Run a free audit with tools like Screaming Frog.
Add descriptive alt text to all images Why? Helps with image searches and accessibility. Describe the image with keywords, e.g., "modern laundromat machines in [city]."
Website Content & StructureGood content keeps visitors on your site and signals to Google that you're helpful. Structure makes it easy to navigate.
Create a footer with your contact details (phone, email, address) Why? Appears on every page for easy access. Add it in your website editor.

Link to your social media profiles in the footer (even if you don't post often) Why? Builds trust and helps Google connect your online presence.
Put links to key pages (like services or contact) in the footer Why? Improves navigation and helps Google crawl your site faster.
Add Terms of Service and Privacy Policy pages Why? Required for trust and some ads. Use free templates online and customize.
Replace old or mismatched photos Why? Fresh images build credibility. Use high-quality photos of your actual location.

Group content into "silos" by service (e.g., one section for laundromat, one for dry cleaning) Why? Organizes your site thematically for better rankings. Link related pages together.
Write helpful blog posts related to your main services Why? Attracts visitors searching for tips (e.g., "how to wash delicates"). Use keywords naturally.

Link blog posts back to your main service pages Why? Passes "link juice" to important pages, boosting their rankings.
Show reviews with stars and keywords from customers Why? Improves trust and clicks. Pull from Google reviews and highlight ones mentioning services.
Off-Page SEOThis is about building your reputation outside your site, like getting mentioned elsewhere online.
Send out a press release to 250+ news sites Why? Gets backlinks from reputable domains, improving authority. Use services like EIN Presswire.

Track new websites linking to yours Why? More quality links mean higher rankings. Use Ahrefs or SEMrush (free trials available).
Watch what competitors do for links Why? Learn from them to get similar opportunities.
Keep adding blog content after setup Why? Fresh content signals an active site to Google.
Advanced Schema ImplementationSchema is like labels for Google. Start simple, then add more.

Research and add full JSON-LD code to your site Why? Better than basic plugins. Use free generators online.
Include details about the owner (like education) in schema Why? Builds credibility. Add to business schema.
Put services and price ranges in schema Why? Helps in rich results (stars in search).

Link related things (entities) in schema Why? Helps Google understand connections, like services to locations.
Ongoing OptimizationSEO isn't one-time—keep checking and improving.
Run site reports monthly to spot issues Why? Tools like Google Analytics show what's working.
Check GBP and Search Console for how people search for you Why? Adjust keywords based on real data.
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There are a couple of features of this extraordinary statement that I'd like to unpick ...
unison.org.uk/news/article/2…

"Unison stands by its beliefs". Unison is a trade union with 1.3m members. It's a collective institution. Beliefs are propositions affirmed, held to be true, by an agent - a human being. I have beliefs and so do you, but there's a problem with *any* claim about a collective agent having beliefs. There isn't a collective brain that affirms a proposition. Sometimes this isn't a big problem. It makes sense - roughly - to say that Unison opposes the privatisation of the NHS, but in fact this means that the current leadership, and the majority of the members have a belief that the privatisation of the NHS is a bad idea. Unison has *policy* on this, and the vast majority of its members will, we can predict, affirm the belief 'privatising the NHS is a bad idea' ...

But Unison, strictly, doesn't have beliefs. So whose beliefs are we talking about? Obviously, the person or people who wrote this statement. Probably, the current leadership coterie. They, individually, have beliefs. And they are presenting their beliefs as if they were held by the (non-existent) collective brain of Unison. This is a weird metaphysical version of what Trotskyists (following Trotsky in 1904) like to call 'substitutionism' ...

Amazing! Placing mice in low air pressure every other day slows hair loss, weight gain, osteoporosis & extends median lifespan by 12%. Ascribed to the killing of senescent, zombie cells

Could exercise, high altitude, or a drug have similar benefits? Let’s dig in🧵

Firstly, hypobaric (low) pressure should not to be confused with hyper-baric oxygen therapy (HBOT), which is also studied by longevity researchers, though there may be overlapping hormetic mechanisms between the two @NaturePortfolio

I’ve always wondered if living at a high altitude is healthier, but the evidence is weak. Maybe it needs to be pulsed: high pressure -> low pressure -> high pressure -> low pressure to induce hormesis

Minneapolis Cedar-Riverside - Report of a Jeep vehicle dragging someone. Limited details due to encryption.
S 6th St and 15th Ave S
16:30

2/
The party who was dragged is reportedly with responders now and has a hand laceration.

16:43

3/
@nicksortor has posted that it was him who was dragged in Cedar-Riverside Minneapolis.

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/2013029764773065021

This is one of the 3 major strategic mistakes of the Zelenskyy Government.⬇️

Putin has shown better, more consistent, and more effective leadership in the strategic bombing of Ukrainian electrical infrastructure than Zelinskyy has in striking Russia's railways.

1/

https://twitter.com/BruckenRuski/status/2012915293744447721

Russia remains uniquely vulnerable to a focused drone strike campaign on it's electrical railway traction step down transformers.

Zelenskyy's leadership not only ignored hitting that unique Russian vulnerability since Feb. 2022.

See the figure below⬇️

2/

To give you an idea of the abject political-military failure of the Zelenskyy government in this regard one has to look at the industrial supply chain for those traction substations.

The Soviet Union had two major transformer factories: Tolyatti and Zaporozhye.

3/

A new study in Journal of Clinical Medicine shows that after COVID-19, many patients have persistent impairment of oxygen transfer in the lungs (DLCO/KCO) - lasting 12 to 22 months, even when basic spirometry looks almost normal🧵

Key point?
FEV1 remains largely stable, while FVC improves only slowly over time.
This doesn’t look like classic airway obstruction. It points instead to restrictive and diffusion-level damage.

In simple terms.
Patients may breathe fine on spirometry, yet oxygen doesn’t pass efficiently from the lungs into the blood.

Primal Wound and Genital Mutilation

Our most foundational experiences of the world are not intellectual, but visceral and biological.

If the foundation of the house is cracked, it doesn't matter how beautiful the curtains are; the structure will eventually lean toward chaos.

Let's connect the micro (the individual body) to the macro (global conflict and genocide) through the lens of neurobiology and social psychology.

1. The Neurobiological Foundation: The "Broken" Compass

The argument that there are "more important problems" than a piece of penis skin ignores that human behavior is driven by the nervous system.

Chronic, pre-verbal trauma—like circumcision—rewires the amygdala (the brain's fear center).

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@allenanalysis @threadreaderapp please unroll

Data disruptions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is down ~ 30% on staffing incl leadership roles. That has left them scrambled post shutdown to try to do more w/less, inc key regional survey offices closed. That has meant that tough decisions on filling gaps in the data had to be made.

The fallback is that historic prices are carried forward, which means if inflation is moving more rapidly in one direction or another, the data are understating those moves. This is especially true for the CPI.

The decisions are not political in nature but are consequential as staffing cuts…

…where made without any kind of benefit cost analysis. (Understatement.)

The result will distort our view and that of the Federal Reserve’s, notably on inflation for some time to come.

Why do we care? Because the credibility in our data is being questioned, which undermines the basic..

1. Today's lesson comes from my forum.

Dr. Rob asks me the following:

" Jack, based on your recent cancer blogs and critique of Seyfrieds Metabolic and Levin‘s bioelectric models - it’s clear your photo bioelectric framework is correct.

A Photo-Bioelectric Coordination Hypothesis of Cancer

I propose a framework in which cancer represents a system-level collapse of photo-bioelectric coordination, rather than a primary genetic, metabolic, or bioelectric disease. In this model, organismal integrity depends on a coordinated Organ Trinity:

The Organ Trinity: Light, Shadow, and Darkness

In health, organismal integrity depends on coordination between these three central organs, each operating in a distinct but complementary energetic mode:

The hypothalamus functions as a photonic interpreter. It translates environmental light into biological time, establishing circadian phase and temporal order. This is the domain of Light - timing, anticipation, and synchrony.

The liver acts as a photoelectric buffer and decision hub. It integrates metabolic load, redox stress, toxins, and fuels, determining whether the organism should proceed, pause, or shift strategy. This is the domain of Shadow - adaptation, buffering, and reversible retreat.

The heart provides continuous charge circulation. Its uninterrupted electrical and mechanical activity sustains organism-wide coherence and regenerative safety. This is the domain of Darkness—ongoing work, continuity, and renewal.

These organs are coordinated through nested signalling layers: photonic information (including circadian light and UPEs), photoelectric transduction (via cytochrome c oxidase, heme proteins, and melanin-like systems), and organism-wide DC bioelectric fields consistent with Becker's work on the perineural system and endogenous DCs..

2. Dr. Rob's questions continue.....

"Photons as Primary Biological Drivers

This framework explicitly positions photons as the primary informational input in biology, with bioelectricity emerging downstream of photoelectric transduction. Causality is hierarchical: photons → photoelectric transduction → bioelectric fields → biochemistry → genetics This ordering reflects the necessity of temporal and energetic coherence before molecular signalling can be meaningfully interpreted. Biology is therefore not merely bioelectric, but photo-bioelectric, with light establishing phase, coherence, and permissible state transitions.

The Liver as a Central Photoelectric Organ

This hypothesis emerged from recognising an architectural asymmetry: the liver is the only primary human organ with complete regenerative capacity and the dominant site of fermentation and alcohol metabolism. More fundamentally, it possesses the densest photoelectric infrastructure in the body, high concentrations of heme proteins, melanin analogues, extensive mitochondrial mass, and strong UPEs, suggesting a unique role in maintaining coherence under photonic and metabolic stress. Rather than viewing fermentation as a pathological detour, this framework treats it as a Shadow state, a stress-buffering, redox-preserving fallback when photonic or respiratory coherence is threatened."

3. Dr. Rob continues....

"Cancer as Photo-Bioelectric Coordination Failure

Three Questions Every Cell Once Asked:

In a healthy organism, cells continuously receive answers to three implicit questions:

When should this happen?
(answered by photonic timing via the hypothalamus)

Should this happen?
(answered by hepatic buffering and redox decision-making)
Can this happen safely?
(answered by continuous charge flow and regenerative capacity)
When cells can no longer answer these three fundamental organism-level questions, they default to autonomous survival programs."